Tahini Sauce is a traditional Levantine recipe, for a classic sauce made from a tahini (sesame seed paste) base with garlic and lemon juice with salt and cumin. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Levantine version of: Tahini Sauce.
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This is a classic Levantine (from the Levant) recipe for a sauce made from tahini (sesame seed paste) blended with water and flavoured with garlic, lemon juice, cumin and black pepper. This is one of the classic sauces used to top salads, falafel and kebabs.
Ingredients:
For the tahini sauce:
4 tbsp tahini
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp sea salt
Pinch of ground cumin
Pinch of freshly-ground black pepper
3 tbsp water, plus more as needed
Method:
In a small bowl or measuring jug, whisk together the tahini, garlic, lemon juice, salt, cumin, and black pepper. Now whisk in the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the sauce is smooth and runny. Set aside.
